Boys should, indeed, be boys.
Boys should, indeed, be boys.
But boys who drink, take drugs, and have sex outside of marriage aren’t “normal” teenagers; rather, they have been abnormally socialized by our unfortunately toxic culture. Today, in my pediatric practice, I must deal with an epidemic of serious, even life-threatening, problems in boys—both physical and psychological—that were of comparatively minor concern only forty years ago.
A healthy boy strives after virtues like integrity, courage, and self-control. In fact, it is virtues like these that make a boy’s transition to manhood possible. They are necessary virtues, and he needs your help to acquire them.
If you want your son to be a courageous man, begin training him now:
- If you believe that he will live a happier life if he is honest, crush deceitfulness in him immediately.
- If you want him to be respected and honored for his character, teach him humility.
- And if you want him to use his masculinity constructively, teach him that strength, courtesy, and respect go together.
